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Power Shovel

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-135 Power shovel filling Euclid truck with material from Borrow Area No. 1."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Tamping Roller

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-139 Tamping roller compacting embankment."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Test Embankment

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-140 Test embankment No. 1, Borrow Area No. 1 material. Density Test Hole. Density sand taken and moisture sample taken from side of hole. Station 27+00."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Haul Road

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-138 Haul road looking south from Lugert townsite toward Borrow Area No. 1."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Power Shovel

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-136 Power shovel excavating embankment material in Borrow Area No. 1."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Lugert School

Description: Caption says, "Altus Project - Altus, Oklahoma. Dikes, Lugert - No. A-143 Lugert School is located inside the reservoir area."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Cotton Steam Presser

Description: Caption says, "A-56 Altus Project. The huge steam press used in compressing cotton into smaller bales for shipment. This press reduces the bale about one-third of its original size. The capacity of this press is 100 bales per hour. Mr. Lloyd Rooker, Superintendent of the Altus Compress, standing at the left side of the press."
Date: March 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

City Park Arch

Description: Caption says, "A-61 Official Photograph. Arch at the west entrance to the City Park of Altus, Oklahoma. The park is built at the wast end of Altus on Highway 62. It covers an area of four city blocks. The High School and Junior College building adjoins the city park on the north."
Date: March 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus Compress Office

Description: Caption says, "A-57 Altus Project. Office of the Altus Compress with compress showing in the background. Left to right is Mr. Lloyd Rooker, Superintendent and Mr. Ray Vorhies, Cashier of the Altus Compress. The compress is owned by Mr. M. A. Joy. It was built in 1929. The total area owned consists of 40 acres, 13 acres are under construction. The compress is of 100 bales per hour capacity. Storage space will accommodate 16,500 bales."
Date: March 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Frame of Oil House

Description: Caption says, "A-107 Electric welders assembling frame for oil house. The frame is constructed of two inch pipe, electric arc welded at all joints. Frame is bolted to the concrete foundation."
Date: July 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus City Park

Description: Caption says, "A-62 Official Photograph. The city park from the southwest section looking north toward the High School and Junior College building. The left foreground section is the gladioli beds and the right section the rose garden."
Date: March 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Location: None
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus High School

Description: Caption says, "A-66 Official Photograph. The High School and Junior College building taken from the northwest corner of the grounds. A large stadium has been completed in the western section of the school grounds."
Date: March 3, 1941
Creator: Breitenstein, Frank C.
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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